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- 1. Multiple Choice
You are using material from a newspaper article. The article does not list an author, but the title is "Budget Cuts Go Beyond the Bone," which was published on page 23 of The Independent, April 28, 2011.
Which is the correct in-text citation for this source?
...reducing services to a lottery that will turn away many of those in need of basic services (not a quote; no citation needed for a paraphrase).
...reducing services to a lottery that will turn away many of those in need of basic services (Independent, 2011, p. 23).
...reducing services to a lottery that will turn away many of those in need of basic services ("Budget Cuts, 2011).
...reducing services to a lottery that will turn away many of those in need of basic services (Anonymous, 2001, p. 23).
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the correct reference format for a book?
Weinberg, R. S., & Gould, D. (2011). Foundations of sport and exercise (6th ed.).
Weinberg, RS and Gould, D 2011, 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL.
R. S. Weinberg & D. Gould, (2011). 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 (6th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Weinberg, R. S., & Gould, D. (2011). 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 (6th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the correct author and year format for a journal article in a reference list?
Brill, J. B. (2011)
Brill, JB, (2011).
Brill, J. B. 2011.
John Brill, 2011.
- 4. Multiple Choice
This is an incomplete reference. What is missing?
Whelan, S., & Wright, D. J. (2013). Health services use and lifestyle choices of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Social Science & Medicine, 1-12.
journal name
page numbers
volume, issue number and DOI
volume and issue number
- 5. Multiple Choice
For a journal article reference what should be italicized?
the author’s name
the title of the article
the page numbers
journal name and volume
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does an APA in-text citation include in parentheses when the source is quoted directly and the author’s name is NOT mentioned in the text?
Author, publication year, and page number (preceded by p.) all separated by commas: (Doe, 2017, p.25)
Author, publication year, and page number (preceded by p.) without intervening punctuation: (Doe 2017 p.25)
Author and page number separated by a comma: (Doe, 25)
Author and page number without intervening punctuation: (Doe 25)
- 7. Multiple Choice
When citing in-text from a specific section of a source (page/paragraph that you can identify); what elements are necessary?
Provide year of publication and page or paragraph number
Provide authors’ names and year of publication
Provide authors’ names and page or paragraph number
Provide authors’ names, year of publication and page number / paragraph
- 8. Multiple Choice
When you list your references at the end of your work, you should _________.
have separate lists for journals, books, websites
have one long list arranged alphabetically by author, and thereafter chronologically, starting with the earliest date
have one long list for all your references arranged alphabetically by author
All of the answer options
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is cited correctly in APA style?
Dietel and Dietel define pointers as "variables that contain as their values addresses of other variables." (1999, p. 294)
Dietel and Dietel (1999) define pointers as "variables that contain as their values addresses of other variables" (p. 294).
Dietel and Dietel (C How to Program) define pointers as "variables that contain as their values addresses of other variables" (p. 294).
None of the answer options
- 10. Multiple Choice
APA style does all these except …
Helping you find the best resources when doing research.
Making your work visually and organizationally consistent.
Requiring you to credit where you got your information, avoiding plagiarism.
Making it easy for readers to find your sources, via citations and references.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIf you are not directly pulling exact information from a source, you only need to include:author's nameyear of publicationauthor's name and page numberauthor's name and year of publication
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhen writing numbers in APA style, when should you use actual numbers?Numbers higher than 10Numbers less than 10When starting a sentenceWhen talking about grade levels
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